Ketevan has more than 15 years of professional experience in project management at the senior executive level in private and NGO sectors in Georgia. She is experienced in managing donor-funded projects. She has experience to work with such international organizations as GIZ, USAID Economic Security program, UNIDO.

Skills and Experience

She is practiced in running associations and clusters, and was a manager of the very first officially registered cluster in Georgia. Ketevan is qualified in conducting research and value chain analysis for various sectors including handcrafts and light manufacturing industries. She is qualified in capacity building and organizational development; skilled in developing and executing general, marketing and export strategies. She is proficient in planning and implementing large-scale events and campaigns. She has experience in running the educational and experience exchange projects for Georgian SMEs in EU counties. She has assisted a number of Georgian SME representatives to explore and enter new export markets. She is fluent English and Russian speaker, with the ability to bring stakeholders together and build long-lasting relationships.

Education

Ketevan graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University with Bachelor's degree of Western European Languages and Literature. She moved up with her Master's degree in Media Management and Journalism at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).  She holds diplomas from number of professional certified courses among which are certificates of Export Manager and Responsible & Sustainable Corporate Governance.